Never Say You Can’t
Memoirs of a Lebanese-Syrian American Educator
Born:
Neon, Kentucky
Education:
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-BA Mathematics, NYU
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-MS Mathematics Education, Richmond College (CUNY)
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-Sixth-Year Professional Certificate from Richmond College (CUNY)
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-Educational Administration Doctorate, Teachers College, Columbia University
Geography:
- Neon, KY
- Prestonsburg, KY
- Brooklyn and Staten Island, NY
- Surf City (Long Beach Island), NJ
Family:
Husband, Daughter, 2 Sons, and 7 Grandchildren
Career:
Port Richmond High School
Teacher of Mathematics
1967-1977
Prospect Heights High School
Assistant Principal of Mathematics
1977-1981
Curtis High School
Assistant Principal of Mathematics
1981-1989
Fort Hamilton High School
Principal
1989-1999
Poly Prep Country Day School
Head of Upper School
1999-2001
Adelphi Academy
2001-2002
College of Staten Island
Adjunct Assistant Professor Math
2002-2007
A.Fantis Parochial School
Principal
2006-2014
CEO/Founder ABCF Consultants, LLC
2015-Present
The word “can’t” does not exist in Alice Cury Farkouh’s vocabulary. In these memoirs, this distinguished educator writes with heartfelt gratitude about her wonderful Lebanese-Syrian American family, her dedicated teachers and her wise mentors who together inspired and encouraged her to take “can’t” out of her life, to never give up, and to believe that her dreams were always within her grasp.
Alice B Farkouh, Ed.D.
